Dennis introduced that this topic has been discussed by James, Shannon and Jan outside the meeting

Jan suggested that further discussions continue one on one outside of meetings to discover where group is in alignment and where differing

Next step: Dennis will move the following to the Talk:Labour policy and send an email asking all residents to comment:

clarify difference between residents/members/nonresidents

number of hours worked

what constitutes community work?

what tasks are we actually spending our time on?

What are people's monthly time budgets for stewardships and areas of responsibility?

How do we approve time that people can claim on their forms?

Accountability: When do we reconcile from previous months and collect from people who have hour shortages?

Agreement process when EcoReality is invited to harvest from other farms. (Shannon) (10)

Discussion touched on importance of reciprocation and clear communication, including writing (Even if verbal agreement is reached, that the person from EcoReality negotiating the barter will write it down and reflect it back to the other party)

Bring request to the community first to be sure there is adequate preparation and labour on hand to fulfill the agreement